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One Week Since Massive Fire: Firefighters Remember South Park Victims

Charlotte Firefighters Share Emotional Rescue Stories One Week After Deadly Fire

15 workers were rescued in the 5-alarm fire at a SouthPark construction site. 2 people were killed.

All Lanes Reopened After Tractor-Tailer Carrying Mobile Home Crashes On I-485

All lanes have reopened on I-485 after a tractor-trailer carrying a mobile home crashed near Moores Chapel Road.

FBI Increases Reward For Charlotte Murder Suspect On "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" List

The FBI has increased the rewards offered to capture people on the "Ten Most Wanted Fugitive" list to $250,000. This includes Charlotte murder suspect Alejandro "Alex" Castillo who is wanted for killing Sandy Le in 2016.

Stewart Rhodes, Founder Of The Citizen Militia Group Known As The Oath Keepers Speaks During A Rally Outside The White House In Washington.

Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes Sentenced To 18 Years For Seditious Conspiracy In Jan. 6 Attack

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. He was sentenced Thursday after a landmark verdict convicting him of spearheading a weekslong plot to keep former President Donald Trump in power.

New Pickleball Courts Open In Ballantyne

Pickleball has exploded in popularity over the last year and Northwood Office in Ballantyne has opened new, rooftop pickleball courts.

Matthews Man Sentenced To Prison For Tax Evasion

A Matthews man was sentenced to three years in prison for tax evasion on Thursday, May 25th.

CMPD: No Charges In East Charlotte Mosque Threat

CMPD will not be pressing charges in the threat to the Charlotte mosque. A police spokesperson tells us the caller who made the threat is 16 years-old.

Target On The Defensive After Removing LGBTQ+-Themed Products

Target once distinguished itself as being boldly supportive of the LGBTQ+ community.

CATS Releases New Video Of Violent Encounter On Streetcar

CATS Interim CEO Brent Cagle spoke to the media following several weeks of violence on board CATS buses.

Frustrations Grow Over Continued “street Takeovers” Across Charlotte

CMPD Continues To Crack Down On "Street Takeovers" Across Charlotte

CMPD states officers have shut down various meet-ups and towed several cars involved in dangerous stunts in the city since February.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Launches 2024 Presidential Campaign

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has entered the 2024 presidential race. DeSantis revealed his decision in a Federal Election Commission filing before a planned online conversation with Twitter CEO Elon Musk.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Announces New Principal Appointments

A long-term Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools leader and an international educator have been named principals for schools in the district. The appointments were announced at last night’s meeting of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education.

Music Legend Tina Turner Dead At 83

Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and ‘70s and survived her horrifying marriage to triumph in middle age with the chart-topping "What's Love Got to Do With It," has died at 83.

Woman Arrested For Allegedly Scamming People Out Of Charitable Donation Money For Child Diagnosed With Terminal Illness

An Indian Trail woman has been charged with scamming people out of charitable donation money after investigators say she set up a medical fund for a child who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness but then left the state after receiving the money.